Category: News

Sister station WGOG reports that for years, there has been no passenger train service for Seneca. But it was in Seneca Friday that a Nashville, Tennessee man was arrested and charged with trespassing on a Norfolk Southern freight train. The train stopped at Seneca’s E. Main and Perry Avenue and the man, Danh Van Nguyen, got off into the custody […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that four people were killed on state roadways from Friday, August 2, at 6pm until Sunday, August 4, at midnight. As of August 4, 412 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 502 highway deaths in this same time period in 2012. Locally, Oconee County has experienced one death in […]

Don’t put away those swim trunks just yet. Those involved with the project to return the Walhalla Municipal Swimming Pool to service remain optimistic that the issues remaining will be resolved in time to allow for an August opening and, possibly, an extended season into September. County Councilman Wayne McCall and City Councilman David Underwood say one of the issues […]

Clemson automotive engineering students are in Traverse City, Michigan this week to show off the next-generation Mazda-sponsored vehicle that they both conceived and engineered. The Automotive Research management Briefing Seminar is the first time the completed Deep Orange 3 vehicle will be showcased with body panels designed by students at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. As […]

The apparent drowning of a York woman in Pickens County is under investigation. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley reports an autopsy will take place on the body of Heather Dobbins. She was tubing in a group of four people Saturday in the Saluda River.

Greenville resident and former Oconeean Ann Holleman said, “It’s so rare the right thing happens.” And when she said it she was referring to a snowball of a public-private effort that, during a seven-month period, raised more than $4 million to save precious Oconee County land from development. Under the shelter of Walhalla-owned Stumphouse Tunnel Park, a variety of public […]

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the Walhalla Civic Auditorium is looking for a few actors.  Two people had to resign from their roles in upcoming plays, explains Walhalla Civic Auditorium executive director Bill Chisano.  “We had a cast member drop out for personal reasons and we are looking for a woman between 30-40 years of age to be in “Rex’s […]

A Walhalla man was arrested early this morning for assaulting an officer.  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces that 38-year-old Bruce Alan Wilson, Sr. stands charged with breach of peace and resisting arrest with an assault on an officer.  According to reports, deputies responded to an address near Walhalla in regards to a domestic call.  The complainant, a female, told […]

The Oconee Heritage Center in downtown Walhalla has pledge to commit to excellence.  Museums are institutions that the public has entrusted with its most meaningful objects, information, and memories.  The Oconee Heritage Center does not take this trust lightly and will be increasing its commitment to be the best museum that it can, explains Oconee Heritage Center curator and director […]

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for July 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted and is specific to 18-29 year olds.  The effective unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 16.1%. The declining labor force participation rate has created an […]